Discuss this poll 6

Anonymous

on Oct 26, 2013

they need to expand and buy more smaller chains and increase total number of stores. they also need to invest and put more $$ invest, remodel and put labor hours back into stores instead of starving them and running current stores into the ground. they need to cut admin and backstage in 1/2. too much main office and corporate wasted $$ like the US government. put the $$ into store level.

Performance gaps in Chicago and Texas have been obvious for years. After such a long period one has to wonder whether the brands in question can be resuscitated by Safeway. It seems clear there is a problem with market relevance and responsiveness. Texas in particular is going to get harder, not easier. Safeway can spend its energy more profitably elsewhere.

That's exactly what they did when they purchased Genuardi's (Philly/NJ); Dominick's (Chicagoland); and Randalls/Tom Thumb (Texas). All of them have faltered or are faltering and are the biggest drag. No way.